Licence proceeding in a nutshell
By Bart van Linden features@algarveresident.com Bart van Linden is a director of Exclusive Algarve Villas, a local real estate company focused on selling high end properties and investment related real
Human psychic power
A new study has claimed that humans may have the ability to see into the future and influence events before they happen. The report, by a part-time magician turned psychologist,
Stepping aboard the QE2
By BILL BLEVINS features@algarveresident.com Bill Blevins is the Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He has written books
‘Caaution’ Zombies ahead!
Arizona drivers were warned of the undead roaming a desert highway near Tucson,US, after a suspected prankster tampered with an electronic road sign. Someone without a good grasp of spelling
Micro-generation – the new laws
By Colin Reid features@algarveresident.com Engineer Colin Reid is the general manager of Lagos-based company Enova Group, whcih continues to pioneer new technology in the Algarve. The new micro-generation law for
Condominium chaos
y Dr. Eduardo Serra Jorge features@algarveresident.com In his column, Lawyer Eduardo Serra Jorge from lawyers firm Eduardo Serra Jorge & Maria José Garcia – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., will be
Old habits die hard
By Rachel Shepherd features@algarveresident.com Inspired by her seven-year-old daughter Francesca, a special needs child, Algarve resident Rachel Shepherd has set up a website to promote businesses and amenities in the
Re Letters concerning UK publication of The Truth of the Lie
Dear Editor, I would be interested to know how many of your correspondents in Letters of November 5 have actually read the book. I suggest that most, if not all,
Eating out
Dear Editor, I think an increasing number of restaurants in the Algarve are using MSG flavour enhancer. I used to get a mild reaction from Chinese food where it is
Price of golf
Dear Editor, Why do the likes of Messrs. Lloyd and Wooldridge write such nonsense about the price of golf in the Algarve (in last issue’s Dear Editor section)? “100 euros